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Hypotheses:
Decompressive surgery of cervical myelopathy will improve bladder function.
Decompressive surgery of cervical myelopathy will improve sexual function.
The investigators will enroll consecutive cohort with cervical myelopathy who are scheduled to take surgical decompression of cervical spinal cord, aged between 25 and 65.
The exams for the patients include followings
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decompression of cervical myelopathy | JOA (Japanese Orthopaedic Association) Scores for cervical myelopathy Compliance Rigidity activity unit |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| JOA (Japanese Orthopaedic Association) Scores for cervical myelopathy | This score will provide patients' conditions at a glance. | 6 months after surgery |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Bladder compliance | This will be provided by urodynamic study, and will show the intactness of Guarding reflex from upper spinal cord tract. | 6 months after surgery |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Rigidity activity unit of penis | This study will be provided by nocturnal penile tumescence study and will show the intactness of psychogenic erectile pathway. | 6 months after surgery |
| Female sexual function index |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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Patients having cervical myelopathy, aged between 25 and 65
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dong Sup Lee, MD, PhD | Contact | 82-31-249-8276 | lds@catholic.ac.kr | |
| Ilsup Kim, MD, PhD | Contact | 82-31-249-7190 | nsman72@hanmail.net |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Ilsup Kim, MD, PhD | The Catholic University of Korea | Study Chair |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea | Suwon | Gyeonggi-do | 442-723 | South Korea |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D013118 | Spinal Cord Diseases |
| D001750 | Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic |
| D007172 | Erectile Dysfunction |
| D020018 | Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D001745 | Urinary Bladder Diseases |
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This will show the female patients' sexual arousal state.
| 6 months after surgery |
| D014570 | Urologic Diseases |
| D052776 | Female Urogenital Diseases |
| D005261 | Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications |
| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
| D052801 | Male Urogenital Diseases |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D005832 | Genital Diseases, Male |
| D000091662 | Genital Diseases |
| D012735 | Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |